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General => Random Chat => Topic started by: B3n on October 14, 2010, 07:32:08 pm

Title: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: B3n on October 14, 2010, 07:32:08 pm
Worlds most extreme airports

Could be interesting

Well better than Eastenders anyway

Ben
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: Hurdy on October 14, 2010, 07:35:18 pm
Hong Kong has to be there with it's challenging approach for aircraft to the runway :scared:
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: B3n on October 14, 2010, 07:42:11 pm
Wonder if this place will be on it :scared:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F_tWqvsW7WRl0%2FTDSzuMxUIsI%2FAAAAAAAAS-A%2FicAhGR4S3ks%2Fs640%2FJumbo%2BJets%2Bvs%2BPeople%2BOn%2BSt%2BMartin%2BBeach-Take%2BOff%2B%2526%2BLanding%2B%5BRAW%2BVIDEOS%2B%2526%2BPHOTOS%5D%2B2.jpg&hash=dcd936a60d293717715f9084db9ef0cbd8e07bf3)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.techfresh.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2007%2F09%2Fklm-thumb1.jpg&hash=7bb4058e9c4d33ef75bac307348765a4d9aa0046)

Princess Juliana airport :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: damoegan on October 14, 2010, 08:03:15 pm
The amount of time I've driven over the runeway @ Gib (uncle live just over the border in Spain), its one of the strangest places around.

They are redesigning the runway and surounding roads at the mo...
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: JPC on October 14, 2010, 08:04:16 pm
Just watching the courcheval one  :signLOL: I knew that one would be on. I used to land there when I was 12 on flight sim
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: T88OMM on October 14, 2010, 08:15:29 pm
Just watching the courcheval one  :signLOL: I knew that one would be on. I used to land there when I was 12 on flight sim

Watched them take off from Courchevel when I was there earlier this year! Fookin' nuts!  :surprised:
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: Greeners on October 14, 2010, 08:25:20 pm
Can't find a C5+1  :sad1:
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: Hedge on October 14, 2010, 08:48:31 pm
Hong Kong has to be there with it's challenging approach for aircraft to the runway :scared:

Defo old Hong Kong. Not sure about the new one.
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: yin on October 14, 2010, 09:52:30 pm
Can't find a C5+1  :sad1:


Repeated on Sat at 12:30
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: Greeners on October 14, 2010, 09:53:54 pm
Can't find a C5+1  :sad1:


Repeated on Sat at 12:30

 :happy2:
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: RedRobin on October 14, 2010, 10:17:24 pm
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Great prog  :happy2:
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: MPS on October 15, 2010, 12:23:37 am
Did this one in Africa feature on the program at all? Nice 2000 foot drop if you get it wrong!!  :scared:  :surprised:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matekane_Air_Strip (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matekane_Air_Strip)
Title: Re: CH5 Now 7.30 14.10.10
Post by: QD MBE on October 15, 2010, 07:28:51 am
Did a lot of flying at Kai Tak (Hong Kong old Airport) during May 1997, I was there with 3 Sea Kings to support the Hand-over to the Chinese.

We would go and do a test flight ( I was the flight engineer) post an engine change Etc and it was so busy.  I would be hand-ons, and often in a holding pattern waiting for the Cathay 747 that was on it's way in over Kowloon.  We would then get the Sea King to Vmax and try to follow it in, so not to affect the aircraft behind!

We were parked at the Government Flying Service GFS, and next to 3 chartered BA 747's that were to ferry people out if required.

The 3 aircraft arrived with full bar's etc, and we were invited on (only a dozen of us on the det) and had a pre Kowloon night out warm up.  I met a girlfriend on board that aircraft, was with her for 3 years!

We then sailed from HK to Oz, then home via the Suez and a week in Crete!

Do do trips like that any more.  We had joined the ship after Arctic training in March 97, by flying out to Brunei, for jungle training, great great times.

The airport sighting square ( a chequered 'flag' on HK island), we got a pic with us all sat on there with a 747 over head..................